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Spot Forecast for 135 Bachelor...UPDATED
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
655 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED...meant to say "thunderstorm activity" instead of "fire
activity"

Warm, dry and breezy today with temperatures in the lower 70s,
Min RH around 30 percent and wind from the northeast. Expect
isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms
will last through the evening then end overnight. Max RHs will
recover to around 70 to 75 percent with winds becoming mostly
light, especially at ridgetop level. Expect widely scattered
storms tomorrow afternoon and evening with most thunderstorm
activity remaining south of the fire. Winds will be from the
north, less than 10 mph with min RHs around 30 percent.

Any thunderstorm can come with frequent lightning, gusty erratic
wind and briefly heavy rain.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke in the
                    afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......Isolated.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 4400 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 11 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Areas of smoke
                    in the evening. Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................10 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......Isolated.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 3 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds becoming light from the north.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....East around 9 mph.
Inversion setup.....N/A.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......Widely Scattered.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......North winds 3 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 5700 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.JUNETEENTH...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Andrew Vey
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2516084.0/AFG
.DELDT 06/17/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kkdavis@blm.gov,melissafischer@blm.gov,akyfdc@firenet.gov